The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-10
FOREIGN,

The sanitary condition of Buenos Ayres, is
now very COOL. The cholera has completely
disappear ell from Cordova and nearly so
from Tucuman and Nerd "a where only
four or five cases of the dis ,ase now exist
Terrible rioting recently occurred in the
Petershill, Carrickhil and Spankhill districts
of Belfast. The trouble originated through
soldiers belonging to the West Surrey regi-
ment insulting a number of Catholic
civilians. The latter retaliated by stoning
the soldiers, many of w ON were injured.
This was followed by wholesale arrests, ovor
100 persons being paced i'll the lookup.
A grand imperial council ha, been held
here in ViennN. Jan. 81, the emperor pre-.
siding. All the Austrian and Hungarian
ministers were present. Tho delegations
were convoked for March to vote extra
special credit for tho equipment of the
landsturm
The Vienna correspond Mt of the Standard
believes thai the credit ASKED for by the
government will am unit 10 g., 600 900 horins
for the army and 80, 10000 forms additional
for the Lands urn.
The English government has settled the
transatlantic mail contracts so that the
White Star steamers leaving Liverpool on
Wednesdays and the Cunard steamers on
Saturdays will take mails.
The British government is negotiating
with the White Star and other eamship
companies with view Of using their vessels
for armed transports in the event of war.
1t is reporte that Emperor William has
yielded to his generals and resolves to put an
end to the French danger before his death.
The quarantine recently established by the
Egyptian government at Alexander against
all arrivals from Calcutta, has been
abolished.
The schooner Carrie A. Buchanan Heagan,
PasCagoula for Cienfuegos has been aband-
oned waterlogged All hands were picked
up and landed at Havana.
T British army estimates this year will
include the new repeating rifle, the defence
of home ports, md the equipment of sub
marine mining corps for tn, Clyde, Mersey,
Tyne, Tay and Severn rivers and Belfast
bay.
A company with a capital Of S., 600, 900 has
been organized to undertake the cons ruct on
of submarine tunnel between Prince Ed
ward Island and New Brunswick, provided
the Canadian government wilt guarantee
per cent. interest on the expenditure.
Henry NJ. Stanley HIS left Cairo for Zan-
zibar, accompanied by so negroes. The total
force Of his expedition for the relief If Emin
Bey will be 1909 men. He does not expect
any opposition.
The Italian Chamber OF Deputies have dis
cussed bill submitted by the government,
for credit of 10000 900 for the sending OF
reenforc 'ments 10 the Italian garrison at
| Massowah
| Francs has refused 10 assent to Egypts
| devo.ing ESQ, 900 10 support the forced labor
| system.
The police of Metz has seized NJ. Antoine's
| electoral address and closed the editorial and
| printing offices of the Moniteur &c la Mo-
sele.
Testimonials have been awarded by Canada
10 the crew of the American ship Farragut
| in recogn ton of their humane services in
rescuing the shpwreeked sailors of the bark
| Embra.
At an industrial ball in Vienna, the EN-
peror, who was among the guests, said tina,
the present military measures had been rem
dered necessary by the parsimonious war
estimates of recent years, and that the object
was to raise Austria to a level with o.ba'
| powers,